Digital Twin Between Reality and Future: A Systematic Review of Using Digital Twin and a Future Vision for Employing it in Teaching and Learning

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Educational Technology Department, Faculty of Education, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

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Digital transformation affects all aspects of life because of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is concerned with connecting the real world with the virtual world. With the emergence of digital innovations, these technologies provided a virtual world parallel to the real world and the ability to communicate between the two worlds. Including the digital twin, in which interest has recently increased in the industrial field. Therefore, the study aimed to conduct a systematic review of several peer-reviewed scientific studies ranged between 2010 and 2023 that employed digital twin in education through several search engines: the Educational Information and Resources Center (ERIC), the Educational and Technical Library (Learn Tech Lib), Google Scholar, and the Saudi Digital Library. Eighteen scientific studies were selected from a total number of (131) according to specified inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results revealed employing digital twin in education, as its use was concerned in engineering education, with experiments in mathematics, robotics, virtual laboratories, and physical education. The study presented a future vision for the possibility of employing digital twin in virtual environments such as Metaverse, E-learning, Distance Education، and Personalized learning. The researcher recommended conducting more studies that address the use of digital twin to develop learning. She also recommended developing policies for its use in education to ensure the protection of individuals’ privacy and institutions’ safety.

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